Amphobotrys ricini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Leotiomycetes |
Order: | Helotiales |
Family: | Sclerotiniaceae |
Genus: | Amphobotrys |
Species: | A. ricini |
Binomial name | |
Amphobotrys ricini (N.F.Buchw.) Hennebert (1973) |
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Amphobotrys ricini is a species of fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae. It is a plant pathogen that causes disease on several species including gray mold blight on Euphorbia milii and poinsettia. Originally described as a species of Botrytis in 1949, it was transferred to the genus Amphobotrys in 1973.